Playball UK - Programme
2-3 YEARS “TWO CAN DO”
• Exploration and discovery
• Balance
• Colour and shape identification
• Throwing, hitting, catching, jumping, kicking and lots more!
3-4 YEARS “WATCH ME AT 3”
• Gross motor skills
• Object manipulation
• Ability to follow instructions improve
• Throwing, kicking, hitting, catching, bouncing, trapping,
rolling and lots more!
4-5 YEARS "DINKIES"
• Locomotor skills (hopping, skipping, galloping)
• Spatial awareness
• Hand-eye and foot-eye co-ordination
• Fundamental sports skills (kicking, catching, throwing,
bouncing, dribbling, striking)
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5-6 YEARS! “PREPS”
• Refining of individual sports skills
• Fine motor skills
• Spatial awareness (of environment and objects)
• Combining individual physical skills (i.e. drop tennis ball
and hit it with a bat)
6-8 YEARS! “PLAYERS & PROS”
• Game play for sports – tennis, cricket, tag rugby,
volleyball, hockey, basketball, baseball and soccer
• Team work
• Ability to improve on own performance and
encouragement of leadership.